Ethene synonyms
ĕth'ēn'
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alkene (related)
ethylene (related)
A colorless, flammable gas that occurs naturally in certain plants and can be obtained from petroleum and natural gas. As a plant hormone, it ripens and colors fruit, and it is manufactured for use in agriculture to speed these processes. It is also used as a fuel and in making plastics. Ethylene is the simplest alkene, consisting of two carbon atoms joined by a double bond and each attached to two hydrogen atoms. Also called ethene. Chemical formula: C2H4.
ethanal (related)
cyclopropane (related)
epoxide (related)
diene (related)
Diels-Alder (related)
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ethylamine (related)
cycloaddition (related)
cycloalkane (related)
halogenation (related)
alkyne (related)
alkenes (related)
deprotonation (related)
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propene (related)
methylbenzene (related)
cyclohexene (related)
Find another word for ethene. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ethene, like: alkene, ethylene, ethanal, cyclopropane, epoxide, diene, Diels-Alder, ethylamine, cycloaddition, cycloalkane and halogenation.
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